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Hobie Cat Company and Starting Line Sailing Announce Hobie Sailboats Partnership

Posted on by David Brookes
Starting Line Sailing
02
Nov

The International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) is pleased to announce the following press release. This is an exciting time for the Hobie Class worldwide and we have already had initial discussions with Starting Line Sailing. Starting Line Sailing are also committed to supporting the IHCA and future world championships in its press release. We look […]

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Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup 2022

Posted on by David Brookes
Adriatic Hobie 2022 2
21
Oct

The 2022 championship from the Pescara 808 Fleet, the Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup (AHCC), is now in its fifteenth year. A total of 21 races were held in a total of 7 days of racing throughout the year from April to August: record participation with 22 crews in the standings out of the total of […]

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Comment period on Hobie Cat 16 Rule 7.3 – raising of the minimum youth crew weight

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie16worlds Youth Women Ggm Grand Masters Mga 2020
20
Oct

On a proposal from the European Hobie Class Association (EHCA), the International Hobie Class Association (IHCA) Council was requested at the recent AGM to consider and review the minimum combined crew weight at Hobie Cat 16 youth events. With the outset in weight statistics from Youth World and European Championships with averages ranging from 124 […]

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Executive Director's Reports

23rd Hobie 16 Worlds conclude

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie 16 Worlds 2022
13
Oct

Another Hobie 16 World Championships conclude and what a world championship it was. Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre was the perfect host for the Hobie sailing. Not only was everyone accommodated in the resort it gave the sailors the opportunity to meet and mingle all the time. There were some wonderful pool parties after […]

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Hobie Le Man racing from Hobie Fleet 808

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie Le Mand 2022 52
04
Oct

THE HOBIE WAY OF LIFE OF THE 808 FLEET OF PESCARA From an entirely original idea of the commodore of the Pescara fleet, a sailing game designed to entertain all Hobie sailor enthusiasts of the Hobie Fleet 808. The second time the long-awaited event. After a September lacking in sailing events due essentially to the […]

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Hobie 16 Worlds registration information

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie 16 Worlds 2022
12
Sep

For the Hobie sailors attending the Hobie 16 Worlds we have some important news and updates. The most important news is the boats are built and, on the beach, waiting for you. The following news and information will help you sail through the registration process smoothly. After you enter the Club de Vela La Ballena Alegre approximately […]

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Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2022

Posted on by David Brookes
Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships 2022 4
24
Aug

Saturday 20Th & Sunday 21St August – St. Aubins Bay. Racing conditions on the first day of the Championships were almost perfect for the 30 Hobie Cats and 60 crew participating as they rigged their boats at the Gunsite beach in preparation for the 3 races scheduled for Saturday and 3 the following day. This […]

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Hobie 14 Wassenaar Cup 2022 The Netherlands

Posted on by David Brookes
Gerard Loos
22
Aug

On 20-21 August, 20 Hobie 14s competed for the “Hobie 14 Wassenaar Cup” at the KZVW in the Netherlands. The wind conditions were perfect and varied between 8-15 knots. The results overall: Gerard Loos (NED) Thorin Zeilmaker (NED) Onno Schuitema (NED) Women’s team: Edith Henk (GER) Anna Smit (NED) Birgit von Hauseu (GER) We hope […]

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Savills Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships – 20th & 21st August 2022.

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie 16 Start
13
Aug

St Aubin’s Bay is expected to be awash with colour when the 31st Channel Islands Hobie Cat Championships return on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August. Hosted and organised by the Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC), around 30 boats from Jersey, Guernsey, and the UK are expected to take to the water for a […]

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Hobie 17 & Hobie 18 North American Championships

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie 17
03
Aug

The 2022 Hobie 17/18 North American Championship is hosted by Perry Yacht Club. Perry Yacht Club is a private, gated club on the North end of Perry Lake. It features a private beach for launching, Hot showers, and restrooms, and a fantastic view of the racing area. Primitive Camping and limited RV parking is available, […]

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New & Charter Boats Available for the 50th Australian Hobie Nationals

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobies On The Beach
02
Aug

Calling all International Hobie Sailors to the 50th Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. The NSW Hobie Cat Association and the Vincentia Sailing Club, along with Hobie Asia Pacific have some very special news for you regarding the 50th Australian Hobie Cat Nationals. Like everyone else, we are utterly blown away at the scale this event […]

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Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie Adriatic Cup 14
02
Aug

On Sunday 31 July, the sixth race day of the Adriatic Hobie Cat Cup (AHCC) 2022 was held, now in its fifteenth year, organized by the Svagamente asd club. With a sunny summer day with a north wind of average intensity of around 6 knots. Thirteen Hobie 16 crews, along with 4 Hobie Dragoons in […]

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A successful RCIYC Hobie Fleet Open Day

Posted on by David Brookes
Obie Od 2022 6sec 050
29
Jul

‘A successful RCIYC Hobie Fleet ‘Open Day’ was held on Sunday afternoon where over 50 people came along and enjoyed a Hobie sailing experience to remember in excellent conditions when the wind came up to a north-westerly force 3 to 4 in the latter part of a warm, sunny afternoon. Twelve of the Fleets top […]

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News, President's Report

IHCA Presidents July 2022

Posted on by David Brookes
Ihca Palm Trees
25
Jul

We are about ½ way through the sailing season now in North America. Today is one of those days, where it’s so hot you don’t want to leave the house. I am also quarantining following yet another COVID exposure. Considering the temperatures outside, I suppose it’s not a bad time to have to quarantine. Fortunately, […]

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Cozzolino Trophy

Posted on by David Brookes
Hobie Cozzolino Trophy 25
19
Jul

Fourteen Hobie 16 started on a beautiful sunny summer day, with north wind Tramontana and with variable intensity between 8-10 knots for the Cozzolino Trophy. The Hobie sailors of the Pescara 808 fleet coloured the Pescara Beach on a typical summer day full of swimmers, magically attracted by the explosion of the colours of the […]

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